Coaching Carousel: Houston Nutt Edition

by John Expat on Dec 7, 2009 7:58 PM CST Comment 5 comments

With the 2009 college football regular season in the books, the coaching "silly season" has begun and is already in full swing. Today's featured participant is a familiar name in these parts...one Mr. Houston Nutt.

The Kansas City Star is reporting that Nutt is interested in the vacant Kansas job and has talked to their AD about the position (the comments thread on that article is a fun read, btw). On the flip side, the Ole Miss blog Red Cup Rebellion has their own take on why the rumor is false.

Frankly, the rumor probably is false, as are most rumors this time of year. Nonetheless, it's a move we've seen several times from Nutt and his agent, Jimmy Sexton: float your name out there for any potential coaching vacancy and then cash in on another contract extension/raise from your current employer. I only wish that tactic worked in the real world.

Whatever the case may be, it is the opinion of this blogger that Nutt should stay in Oxford at least long enough to come to Fayetteville one more time (and without Ed Orgeron's players).

Update: the rumor mill is still spinning on day 2.

Update: Nutt releases statement saying he's happy at Ole Miss. Expect news of a contract extension/raise to follow.

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If this tactic worked in the real world,

we’d all be millionaires.

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by The Ghost of Jay Cutler on Dec 7, 2009 10:59 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Nutt in Kansas is a joke...

Whatever the case may be, it is the opinion of this blogger that Nutt should stay in Oxford at least long enough to come to Fayetteville one more time (and without Ed Orgeron’s players).

I’ve said this all along! Let’s see how HDN does without playing off of someone else’s recruiting! I look forward to the Ole Miss game next year.

Nutt in Kansas would be a disaster for them; he’s not that caliber of a coach and they would regret that decision soon after they made it.

GO HOGS!!

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by rsnookjr on Dec 8, 2009 8:07 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Wait a minute

Aren’t we suppose to have the coach that is always angling for another job? haha. Nutt batted his eye lashes at both LSU and Nebraska while he was with the Hogs. And now he is possibly batting them at Kansas. Does Kansas have an all conference talent with a Scottish surname that Nutt knows about? McFadden, McCluster . . . Mc?

by KevinHog on Dec 8, 2009 9:21 AM CST reply actions 0 recs